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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
8
Miss Edna Aginsport of Ohio had suffered monthly agony for ten years with side pain and a wrecked nervous system. After trying two physicians with no relief, she found help through Lyall E Plath’s treatment, writing to Mrs Pinkham who prompted a reply and steps she followed. Now she reports no pain and offers to answer letters.
A lawman explains a client fits the profile of a seemingly trustworthy farmer who was drawn into a gold-brick transaction. An office worker notes his honest appearance as a contrast to the deceitful scheme. The Indianapolis Journal reflects on misdirection and character.
Early 1900s rail promotion for round trip tickets to the West Southwest and Southeast at reduced rates plus 200. Tickets sold on select Tuesdays from September to December 1900 with full information via agents or H C Townsend G P T A St Louis MO. A burglary incident near Lowell Massachusetts ends with a fatal shot through a widow’s door and a dead intruder. A patent medicine ad and stray narrative lines are included in the fragmented text.
A pair of Peoria fires beginning near Fayette and Ware streets caused one fireman’s death and injuries to others. Damage is estimated at 30,000 dollars, with 20,000 on stock and machinery and 5,000 on the building, plus 15,000 for the old contents. Captain Manning and two hosemen were trapped. Manning died, Gibbons and Palmer survived with injuries. A second blaze at Carroll’s ice house nearby led to a roof collapse, with Gibbons and Palmer rescued. A separate court case in Mt. Vernon involves the murder of Thomas Summers by Silas Biggs, with jury selection ongoing.
Coles County teachers institute is in session in thurlers ton with Supt. John H. Schwyer in charge. Instructors include Profs. F. G. Bish Oris Wr Caldwell Henry Johnson and Miss May Slocum of the Eastern State Normal. Over 100 teachers enrolled on opening day. attendance expected to reach 200 over the two week session.
Four year old farmer William Schneehaus from three miles north of Godfrey died after a wagon runaway while returning from Alton. He tried to repair a broken wagon part, was dragged by the horses, and sustained fatal fractures to the jaw nose and skull. He died three hours later.
A plan called the Farmers' Railroad seeks to run a new line through Prairie Home Abed Brunswick and Hunton. Projectors intend it to run near the Harvey City and Shelbyville electric line then under construction. Proponents say abundant capital backs the project.
A well known Danville youth 4 Cassidy drowned while attempting to rescue a body on the Vermillion River. Spectators on the riverbank watched the event. Nearby, I Henry Bergmann a farmer four miles west of Charlie shot himself through the head, death by his own hand. Despondency is suspected. he was 56.
The article surveys Cumbria and broader Britain, tracing Celtic and Welsh roots in local toponyms. It explains prefixes like cum and pen, and terms such as caer and coed, linking valleys, hills, fortresses, and rocks to ancient Britons. It notes rivers like Irthing and Gelt and mountains Helvellyn and Rivelyn as Celtic in origin, and mentions Aboriginal Australia’s dying population and proposed reservations.
A Boston institution, the Reaiedy Medical Institute at Hal finch Bt., has long held distinction over the past 30 years. Its medical publications reach millions, with a recent pamphlet for men titled “Roan Thyself” sent free by mail for 6 cents postage.
A defendant in a Kentucky county case was acquitted after witnesses failed to reliably identify him. A young lawyer defended him, and when the trial began the man appeared clean shaven and well dressed, leading to doubt among jurors about prior recognition.
A miscellaneous old newspaper page blends health tonics and dental quips with travel notes and literary asides. It includes CASCARETS advertisements citing cure claims, references to Potter’s Field origins, notes on automobile carriages for the Santa Fe line, and stray quotations from classic poets and cartoons.
The W L Douglas Shoe Co of Brockton Mass claims the best known shoe today with a $2 50 price equal to higher priced shoes elsewhere. It sells direct from factory, runs its own retail stores in 60 principal cities, employs over 1100 workers with union labor and high wages, and reports weekly payroll of 17435. The company notes over one million men wear their shoes. A chiropodist meanwhile advertises a sign reading Come Here and Have the White Man's Burden Removed From Your Foot.
The article notes Africa as highly elevated with plateaus, citing southern table-land mean altitudes around 3500 feet and northern regions about 1300 feet. It references various cultural notes and odd fragments, including rights and anecdotes, but focuses on Africa’s topography as its main point.
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